Annual Merit Process

New for the 2018 Merit Planning Process

We are pleased to announce several changes to the ECM system and the planning processes. These changes are the result of feedback from users gathered during the 2017 L2324, Faculty, and Staff review cycles.

Static Guideline

Guidelines for recommending increases will be considered static throughout the planning process and will be considered not affected by transfers, termination or changes to employee salaries.

Planning Overview for Recommenders

Merit Recommendersnow have access to the Planning Overview screen which is shown below. This access provides a clearer view of the overall spend and individual unit planning statuses for an area versus the individual org unit seen in the worksheet view.

Eligibility Report available to all ECM users

The Eligibility Report can be used to: review the eligibility of the employees in an org unit prior to and during the Merit process and then easily identify employees that might need to be included or excluded from your department’s planning cycle.

Compensation Statement Availability for ECM users

Statements for hourly-paid employees now show increases asannualized amounts, which is consistent with the new worksheet updates.

We welcome your continued feedback as we work to make the system and process as streamlined as possible. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments concerning the 2018 Merit process please do not hesitate to contact the Compensation Department at hrcomp@bu.edu.